Dear Lew,
They used math to predict the next Pope.
If I’m understanding this correctly, network science could potentially be used to uncover and expose the “informal networks and coalition-building” behind, say, the Gaza war, or any war for that matter. We wouldn’t have to worry about being accused of being “conspiracy theorists” (or antisemites) if we come out and say who’s behind it. Think how illuminating this could be for the everyday person.
Imagine if network science had existed back in the day: The people behind Jeffrey Epstein’s operation or Cardinal McCarrick’s operation could have been exposed, instead of allowing for these figureheads to be scapegoated, while the net-works continue to work, unabated.
Is network science the future of journalism? Could it succeed where journalism has failed? Perhaps it could put an end to the “conspiracy theory” epithet once and for all.
Of course, this is assuming these powers are used for good, and not used, instead, to uncover the net-works and snuff out the good works-in-progress of those who oppose the powerful.
See here.
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